belt drive noun
A system of transmitting power using an endless flexible belt
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Main Entry: ↑belt
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belt drive,
1. the transmission of power from one shaft to another by means of an endless belt passing around a pulley on each shaft.
2. the endless belt and pulleys used in doing this.
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n. a mechanism in which power is transmitted by a continuous flexible belt
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a system that uses a moving continuous belt to send power to part of a machine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.